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Avin Vijay is an Assistant Professor in the UW William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. He completed his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan in 2021, having also earned an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and an M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the same institution in 2014. He holds a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, which he completed in 2012. His research focuses on leveraging structural mechanics numerical tools for Design for Manufacturing and Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfM/DfAM) of composite and 3D printed plastics used in aircraft and spacecraft structures. He has a keen interest in exploring problems related to mechanics, design, and manufacturing structures, particularly those that involve varying material properties and constraints imposed by manufacturing processes. Vijay has received accolades such as the ASME/Boeing Paper Award and the Michigan Aerospace Outreach Champion Award for his contributions to the field.
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor
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